EPA v. ASHLAND INC.
Source Agrees
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
ONE (1) COMINGLING VIOLATION: ETHANOL AND MTBE (GASOLINE HAD AN RVP OF 7.86 PSI AND DID NOT EXCEED THE 8.3 PSI RFG APPLICABLE standard. IN AUGUST 1996, ASHLAND INADVERTENTLY COMBINED VOC - CONTROLLED REFORMULATED GASOLINE PRODUCED WITH ETHANOL WITH VOC - CONTROLLED GASOLINE PRODUCED WITH MTBE. THE gasoline when sampled and tested at the retail outlet did not exceed the applicable standard.
Defendants (1)
- ASHLAND INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COVINGTON KENTUCKY TERMINAL
230 E. 33RD ST., COVINGTON, KY, 410151250
Registry ID: 110000379572
Statutes cited
- CAA 211 — Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ASHLAND INC.entered 1998-11-03
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-11-03Final Order Issued
- 1998-11-03Compliance Achieved
- 1998-11-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 1999-05-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 57410
- Case number
- HQ-1999-0014
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- MOB
- EPA region
- HQ
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Regulation of Fuels - Motor Vehicle and Engine Fuels
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case HQ-1999-0014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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